How to make a patchwork pin cushion

I will readily admit I'm useless at coming up with ideas myself. However, I am good at researching and adapting ideas!

I wanted to make Harri who I work with a pin cushion (at her request) and so stumbled across an excellent blog called Paper.String.Cloth where a full tutorial was given!

I couldn't quite believe how easy it was, so i picked my fabrics and 2 giant buttons and got under way!

I was pretty happy with the end result, I'd chosen to do different designs on each side. These would make excellent presents for crafty friends, and only took me a few hours to make.